Moto 珍: Rare; Curious; StrangeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- チン
- Kun'yomi
- めずら(しい)、たから
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 86 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (チン)
- 珍ちんrare
- 珍事ちんじstrange occurrence; unusual occurrence
- 珍味ちんみdelicacy; dainties
- 珍妙ちんみょうqueer; odd
- 珍重ちんちょうprizing; valuing highly
- 七珍しっちんthe seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli)
- 八珍はっちんeight delicacies
- 別珍べっちんvelveteen
- 山海の珍味さんかいのちんみall sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods
- 朱珍しゅちんsatin with raised figures
- 珍スポットちんスポットodd (tourist) attraction; weird (but interesting) spot
- 珍プレーちんプレーunusual play
- 珍中の珍ちんちゅうのちんrarity; black swan
- 珍事件ちんじけんrare event; unexpected event
- 珍什ちんじゅうrare article; rare utensil
- 珍優ちんゆうactor who makes odd performances
- 珍名ちんめいunusual name; strange name
- 珍味佳肴ちんみかこうrare delicacies; rare treat
- 珍問ちんもんstrange question; offbeat question
- 珍器ちんきunusual container; unusual bowl
- 珍回答ちんかいとうodd reply; amusing answer
- 珍奇ちんきstrange; rare
- 珍客ちんきゃくunexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
- 珍寿ちんじゅ112th birthday (and beyond)
- 珍希ちんきunusual; rare
- 珍書ちんしょrare book
- 珍木ちんぼくunusual tree; rare tree
- 珍果ちんかunusual fruit; rare fruit
- 珍柄ちんがらunusual pattern; novel pattern
- 珍案ちんあんodd idea; unusual idea
- 珍渦虫ちんうずむしxenoturbellan (either of two species of worm-like basal deuterostomes)
- 珍渦虫属ちんうずむしぞくXenoturbella; genus of worm-like basal deuterostomes
- 珍渦虫科ちんうずむしかXenoturbellidae; family of worm-like basal deuterostomes
- 珍渦虫門ちんうずむしもんXenoturbellida; phylum of worm-like basal deuterostomes
- 珍無類ちんむるいextraordinary; singular
- 珍物ちんぶつrare item (esp. food)
- 珍獣ちんじゅうrare (or peculiar) animal
- 珍現象ちんげんしょうstrange phenomenon
- 珍稀ちんきunusual; rare
- 珍種ちんしゅrare species
- 珍穴子ちんあなごspotted garden eel (Heteroconger hassi)
- 珍答ちんとうabsurd reply
- 珍籍ちんせきrare book
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 珍しいめずらしいunusual; rare
- 事珍しことめずらしunusual; rare
- 物珍しいものめずらしいcurious; strange
- 物珍しげにものめずらしげにwith curious eyes; curiously
- 珍しがるめずらしがるto think (it) a curiosity
- 珍しものめずらしものrare item; unusual item
- 珍し物めずらしものrare item; unusual item
Other readings
- 珍品ちんぴんcurio; rare article
- 珍紛漢紛ちんぷんかんぷんunintelligible language; incoherent language
- 七珍万宝しっちんまんぽうthe seven treasures and many other precious things; all the treasures in the world
- 珍らしいめずらしいunusual; rare
- 珍宝ちんぽうrare treasure
- 珍島犬チンドけんKorean Jindo (dog breed)
- 珍本ちんぽんrare book
- 珍糞漢ちんぷんかんbabble; gibberish
- 珍糞漢糞ちんぷんかんぷんunintelligible language; incoherent language
- 珍紛漢ちんぷんかんbabble; gibberish
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